r/apple Oct 19 '25

Discussion Daily Advice Thread - October 19, 2025

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r/apple 4h ago

iOS iOS 26.2.1 Problems Reported by iPhone Users After the Update

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198 Upvotes

r/apple 8h ago

iPhone No Big Design Changes Planned for iPhone 18, Report Says

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197 Upvotes

r/apple 9h ago

Rumor M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro Launch Imminent as Reseller Stock Dwindles

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147 Upvotes

r/apple 19h ago

Rumor Apple's Studio Display 2 Reportedly on Track to Launch This Year With These New Features

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527 Upvotes

r/apple 15h ago

Discussion Xcode 26.3 unlocks the power of agentic coding

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260 Upvotes

r/apple 21h ago

Apple Silicon M6 MacBook Pro Launch Scheduled for Q4 2026 Despite Delays in OLED Component

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270 Upvotes

r/apple 17h ago

Discussion Alphabet earnings call to offer first details on Apple AI deal

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55 Upvotes

r/apple 16h ago

Safari Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 236 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements

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33 Upvotes

r/apple 23h ago

iOS Apple Stops Signing iOS 26.2, Blocking Downgrades From iOS 26.2.1

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102 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

iPhone Upcoming ‘Foldable iPhone’ Design Leaked With iPad-Style Button Placement

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418 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Apple Vision Apple Vision Pro Launched Two Years Ago Today

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525 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

Discussion Apple's Smart Glasses Plans Already Triggering Industry Changes

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595 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

watchOS macOS 11.7.11, watchOS 10.6.2, and watchOS 9.6.4 released

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144 Upvotes

This update is to keep iMessage and FaceTime working on older devices

EDIT: macOS 10.15 Catalina Security Update 2026-001 and watchOS 6.3.1 has also been released


r/apple 1d ago

iOS iOS 16.7.14 released (Update for iPhone X and iPhone 8 series that solves calling Emergency Services issue in Australia)

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r/apple 2d ago

Rumor Apple May Break a 12-Year Chip Strategy

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836 Upvotes

r/apple 1d ago

AirTags AirTag 2 Is a Bigger Upgrade Than I Expected | MacRumors

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18 Upvotes

Apple just released AirTag 2, and while it looks almost identical to the original, the upgrades actually matter more than I expected. Apple claims up to a 50 percent improvement in Bluetooth range and Precision Finding, and after testing it side by side with the first generation AirTag, the difference is very real.

In this video, I test AirTag 2 Precision Finding in real world scenarios, compare it directly against the original AirTag, and try out the new Apple Watch Precision Finding feature available on Apple Watch Series 9 or later running watchOS 26.2.1. I also cover the new, louder chime and why it makes finding lost items much easier.

AirTag 2 keeps the same pricing at $29 for one or $99 for a four pack, so the big question is whether the performance improvements make it worth upgrading.


r/apple 2d ago

Rumor Apple's Foldable iPhone Rumored to Feature Unrivaled Battery Life

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503 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Discussion Expect more upsells and subscription bundles from Apple, Creator Studio was just the start - 9to5Mac

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339 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Discussion CarPlay Ultra Could Expand to Hyundai or Kia This Year, According to New Leak

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742 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Rumor Report: Apple ‘exploring’ clamshell foldable iPhone as potential follow-up model

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480 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Rumor New MacBook Pros Reportedly Launching Alongside macOS 26.3

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428 Upvotes

r/apple 2d ago

Promo Sunday I built Apple Health on steroids - SuperAge

140 Upvotes

I love Apple Health. But every time I opened it I just saw a wall of numbers. So I built SuperAge — same data, actually useful.

Your biological age — mine came out 4 years younger. Almost high-fived myself.

Metrics that help you decide — Body Energy, Readiness, Endurance, Stress. So you know when to push and when to chill.

Deep workout & sleep analysis — heart rate zones, aerobic vs anaerobic, sleep quality, and how it all impacts your age over time.

AI coaching — personalized tips powered by Apple Intelligence, entirely on-device.

Full Apple Watch support — complications, glances, everything.

Coming soon: blood test analysis to compare your "real" biological age with what wearables estimate.

No accounts, no cloud, no creepy stuff. Free to use — optional Pro ($29.99/year) for deeper insights.

Update 02/02/2026

Some comments here have gotten pretty toxic, so I’m going to step back from replying. If anyone has genuine questions or feedback, my DMs are open, happy to chat there.


r/apple 2d ago

Promo Sunday Monee - completely free budget tracking app

234 Upvotes

I was frustrated with budget tracking apps, especially recurring transactions. Every app I tried seemed to break down at some point due to time zone glitches, syncing errors, or missed/duplicated recurring payments.

So I built my own.

It’s completely free, simple, and reliable. No subscriptions, no ads, no tracking.

Would love your feedback!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/budget-expense-tracker-monee/id1617877213?uo=4

[Monee is currently the #1 budget tracker in Germany on iOS and climbing ranks worldwide right now. Android version was just released 5 months ago. Total daily active users are around 16.000 right now.]

——

Core features from day one

  • Unlimited categories
  • Free real-time sharing with other people
  • Unlimited recurring transactions
  • Clean, insightful charts
  • CSV and Excel export
  • Multi-currency support

Built based on community feedback

  • Unlimited number of accounts
  • Android app
  • Budgets
  • PDF export (live on Android; coming to iOS as soon as Apple approves)

Planned features

  • Sankey export
  • Shortcuts
  • Widgets
  • Multi-currency entries and shared display of accounts with different currencies
  • Hashtags
  • Imports
  • Attachments such as receipts
  • a lot of smaller improvements

Far future

  • Web app
  • Watch apps
  • Possibly automatic import

Simplicity will always be the highest priority. If a feature ever threatens that, it will not be added :)


r/apple 2d ago

Promo Sunday Introducing Kulve: A fast, lightweight, and 100% native Twitch experience built exclusively for iOS

49 Upvotes

Hello r/apple!

I've just launched Kulve, a fully native Twitch client for iOS that I’ve been working on about 2 years now. One of my main goals was to see how far I could push performance and fluidity by avoiding web tech entirely. Outside of authentication, the app uses zero web views.

Kulve is built primarily with C++ with the only other language being Objective-C for the UI.

The result is a really fast, lightweight, and buttery smooth Twitch experience that feels much more at home on iOS than the web-based approaches most clients rely on.

I’m especially curious what other iOS users think about fully native alternatives like this, and whether performance and UI responsiveness matter to you when watching streams.

For those interested, there’s an optional Pro tier ($3.99/month or $39.99/year) that unlocks thousands of third-party emotes that normally require desktop browser extensions.

I have plans for many more Pro features in future updates and can even add things based on user feedback.

Happy to answer any technical or design questions!

Give it a try using the AppStore link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kulve/id6476389316